Swing.



J. GOMEZ.

SWING.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 3, 1913. 10977 12 Patented May 26, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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. ED STATES FATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH GOMEZ, OF JACKSGNVILLE, ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may conce/rn Be it known that l, JOSEPH GOMEZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of lvlorgan and State of illinois, have invented certain new and usei'ul lmprovements in Swings, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to a combined porch or lawn swing and cot and has for its object the provision of a device of this character which is so constructed that it may be readily converted from one form to the other.

An important object is to provide a de vice of this character the seats of which are so constructed that they may be swungfrom the chair position to a cot-forming position and maintained in either position without the necessity of removing any bolts, screws, or the like,` which may be shifted individu ally, and which may also be adjusted to different angular positions.

A further object is to provide a device ot this character which may be easily set up or taken down for storage or shipment by the removal ot a minimum number of bolts.

Other objects such as simplicity, comfort, cheapness, efliciency, durability and the gcneral improvement of the art will be fully brought out in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of the device partly in section, one side being shown in its upright position and the other side being shown in its horizontal position7 Fig. 2 is an end view, and Fig. 3 is a disjointed view of a hanger for pivoting the swing upon the frame.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 1 designates longitudinally extending bars which are rounded upon the ends as shown at 2, and which are connected by transverse bars 3. Secured upon the bars 1 adjacent the bars 3 are upright bars d which are braced by bars 5 and 6 which are connected with the transverse bars 3 and the bars 1, respectively, as shown at 7 and 8. Upon their upper ends the bars l are provided with metallic sockets 9 which are bolted or otherwise secured thereto and which comprise a top plate 10,side plates 11 and 12 and an upstanding lug 13 provided with a recess 14- for a purpose to be described. 'lhe swing is disposed 'within this frame work just described and is adapted SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1913.

Patented May 26, 19141. Serial No. 765,288.

tobe pivoted upon the brackets 9. rlhe swing portion comprises upright bars 15 connected at their lower ends by transverse rods 16. The floor or base portion consists of longitudinal bars 17 provided adjacent their ends with recesses 18 adapted to engage the transverse rods 1G. A plurality oislats 19 are secured transversely upon the bars 17. At their upper ends the vertical bars 15 are provid xd with brackets 2O which comprise horizontal and vertical plates 21 secured upon the bars 15 as by means of bolts or screws, and which further comprise laterally extending trunnions 2Q adapted to seat within the recesses 14- in the brackets 9. It will be seen that thus the swing portion is pivotally supported on the uprights f1, and that it may be easily and quickly removed from the main traine work by lifting it sulliciently for the trunnions 22 to become disengaged from the sockets 141-.

Pivoted upon rods Q3 extending transversely oit the bars 15 are slattedseat portions 21 to which are pivotally connected, as at 25, bracing legs 2G recessed at their lower ends, as shown at 27, and connected by brace rods 28. Slatted back rests 29 are also pivoted upon the rods 23, Arms 30 provided upon their ends with pins 31 are pivotally connected with the back rests 29 as shown at 82. Secured upon the seat portion 24 are upright arms 33 which are provided upon their ree ends with pins 34. adapted to engage recesses provided adjacent the :tree ends ot the arms 30.

The operation of the device is follows: Referring to the showing on the right hand side of Fig. 1 of the drawings it will be observed that the seat portion 211 and the back rest 29 are in position for use as a chair. 1n this position the various arms and supporting legs are arranged as shown, that is to say, the legs 26 extend vertically downward and the notches 27 engage the irst of the slats 19, the arms 30 extend in a substantially horizontal direction and the arms 33 have their pins 34 engaged within the recesses in the arms 30. Referring to the left hand side of Fig. 1 it will be seen that the seat 24 and back rest 29 are arranged in a horizontal position, whereupon the various arms and supporting legs will be disposed as shown. This change is effected by pulling upwardly upon the arms 30 to disengage the recesses in the arms 3() from the pins 34 formed on the arms 33, lifting the seat portion 24 so that the notches 27 in the legs 26 will disengage the slats 19, swinging the back 29 downwardly toward the center of the swing until it is in a horizontal position and the pins 3l engage the apertures formed in the slats 19, and swinging the seat 2d downwardly and outwardly until it is in a horizontal position and so disposing the legs 26 that the notches 27 will engage pins 36 disposed upon the inner sides ot the upright bars l5.

When the device is in the position shown in Fig. l, one chair may be occupied by one person in a sitting position while a child, for instance, may be lying upon the other chair which has been converted into a cot. lt will 'be understood that by shitting the other back 29 and seat 24 into a horizontal position, as shown at the left of Fig. l, the entire swing may be converted into a complete cot.

Referring again to the lett of Fi. l, if it is desired to torni an elevated end on the cot it is merely necessary to shift the legs 26 troni engagement with the pins 36 and into engagement with the pins 37 whereupon the seat 2li will be elevated as shown by the dotted lines.

It will be readily seen that the swing portion may be litt-ed out of engagement with the brackets 9 on the main frame and collapsed by lifting the bars 17 out of engagement with the rods 16, and that the main traine itselie may be taken down by removing the bolts 'l' and 8 and lifting the bars e out of their sockets in the bars l.

Having thus described my invention what l claim is:

l. A convertible swing and cot comprising a stationary trame, a swinging frame suspended therefrom, seats mounted on said swinging traine, said seats comprising horizontal and vertical portions pivoted upon said swinging trame, arms pivoted upon said horizontal and vertical portions and adapted to engage portions ot' said swinging traine, said vertical portions being adapted to be lowered inwardly into a horizontal position, and said horizontal portions being adapted to be swung downwardly and outwardly into a horizontal position.

2. A. convertible swing and cot comprising a stationary frame, a swinging trame pivotally connected therewith, said swinging traine comprising upright members, and a floor connected therewith, seats connected with said swinging frame, said seats coinprising horizontal and vertical portions pivoted upon said upright bars, brace-rods connected with said horizontal portions and adapted to engage said floor, arms pivoted upon said vertical portions and adapted to engage arms upon said horizontal portions, said vertical portions being adapted to be lowered into a horizontal position, and said horizontal portions being adapted to be swung downwardly and outwardly, said brace-rods being adapted to then engage pins upon said swinging 'ranie, and said pivoted arms beine' adapted to engage said floor.

3. A convertible swing and cot comprising a stationary traine, a swinging 'frame pivotally connected therewith, seats mounted upon said swinging frame, said seats comprising pivoted seat and back portions, said baclr portions being adapted to be swung inwardly into a horizontal position, and said seat portions being adapted to be swung' downwardly and outwardly into a horizontal position, and braces for maintaining said baclr and seat portions in either position.

ln testimony whereof hereto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH GOMEZ.

Witnesses GEORGE H. Bussy, EMMA C. DE CAMP.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, '.D. C. 

